$1,175
Two Silhouette Portraits Cut by Martha Ann Honeywell, America, early 19th century, cut and pasted portraits including one of a girl, inscribed below "Cut by M. Honeywell with her Mouth," 3 x 2 3/4 in., (sight), in a period molded grain-painted wood frame, the other depicting a woman inscribed "Cut without hands by M.A. Honeywell,"3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (sight), housed in a repousse brass frame. Note: According to a copy of an old handbill, Martha Ann Honeywell (about 1787-after 1848), with only a portion of her arms and one foot with only three toes, made her livelihood cutting profiles, doing needlework and writing tiny verses on paper, her work took her throughout Europe and America .
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-11-03
